사양

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 仕樣, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 仕様(しよう) (shiyō).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayang
McCune–Reischauer?sayang
Yale Romanization?sa.yang

Noun

사양 • (sayang) (hanja 仕樣)

  1. technical specifications
    다양한 첨단사양
    dayanghan cheomdansayang
    Various high-tech specifications

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 辭讓.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayang
McCune–Reischauer?sayang
Yale Romanization?sa.yang

Noun

사양 • (sayang) (hanja 辭讓)

  1. polite refusal
    사양은 미덕이지만, 때로는 남의 호의를 무시하는 것으로 해석된다.
    sayang'eun mideogijiman, ttaeroneun namui houireul musihaneun geoseuro haeseokdoenda.
    To refuse is a virtue, but it at times can be viewed as ignoring the goodwill of others.
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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 斜陽.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayang
McCune–Reischauer?sayang
Yale Romanization?sa.yang

Noun

사양 • (sayang) (hanja 斜陽)

  1. setting sun
  2. (figuratively) that which is declining in the face of something new
    사양 산업 ― sayang saneop ― A declining industry.
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